From the muddy trenches of Flanders to the sun-baked shores of Gallipoli, the Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III rifle in the hands of the British Army proved itself up to the demanding service ...

of the already much-lauded Lee-Enfield No. 4 line of rifles. Converted into No. 4 (T)s from the most accurate No. 4s to roll off the Enfield factory line, the No. 4 (T) served as Britain's ...

The Mauser Karabiner 98k offered a good counterbalance to the British Lee-Enfield rifle models of the era. On the other side of the battlefield was the Springfield Model 1903. It was based ...

The plan to replace the British military’s SA80-series ... Prior to the SLR, the UK’s standard battle rifle was the No 4 Lee Enfield, the latest variant of a weapon operated since the late ...

A Gun Through Time focusses on guns as objects that incite conquest, survival and social upheaval. David explained that, despite their prominence throughout world history, most people in Britain will ...

However, many little details were changed to adapt to British doctrine. The rifle was cock-on-closing like the Lee-Enfield and Swedish Mausers to speed rapid fire, and the bolt handle was angled ...

The Mauser was an effective weapon, although technically obsolete, firing a larger bullet than the British Lee-Enfield. However, for the volunteers many of whom had never fired the rifle before ...

The Lee Enfield rifle, which was issued to British and Commonwealth armed forces in the early twentieth century, was made here originally. Interestingly, just across the River Lea from the village ...

The Mauser was an effective weapon, although technically obsolete, firing a larger bullet than the British Lee-Enfield. However, for the volunteers many of whom had never fired the rifle before ...